I believe the field you want to look into is electromechanics. Although motors are a significant aspect of it, the more general umbrella term "electrical machines" also encompass things like mechanical relay switches, transformers, and other electro-magnetic devices. Its good that you have some background in control systems. I would advise you to also explore power electronics as a related discipline that is intimately related to motors and motor control.

This has be something that took a couple of years for me to wise up to. As an engineering student exposed to coursework heavy on the microelectronics side, till recently I never really encountered what I've come to realize is more toward the mechanical side of engineering. This book by Sen is the textbook for the electromechanics class at my school. As you explore other titles, keep in mind that books on fields and waves may appear similarly described but actually are presented with more emphasis on the generation and propagation of EM signals more relevant to microwave and communication engineering.

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